‘Absolutely Bad’ Fab lifestyle is a big killer as UK women have shorter life expectancy

WILD: The Ab Fab lifestyles of British women is sending them to an early grave

Binge-drinking and smoking like stars of the hit BBC sitcom is sending females into an early grave.

Shock figures show only women in Denmark have a shorter life expectancy.

British women can expect to live until 82 and nine months on average, compared to 85 years and nine months in Spain.

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Even women in recession-hit Greece and poverty-stricken Slovenia live longer according to a new health league table.

“Drinking a bottle of wine a week will increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer by about 10%”

Professor Sir Ian Gilmore - Alcohol Health Alliance

Cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, dementia and cirrhosis of the liver are all causing British women to die sooner.

Over-eating also has a knock-on effect on their lifespan, according to a hard-hitting report from Public Health England.

Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, of the Alcohol Health Alliance, said: “Drinking a bottle of wine a week will increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer by about 10%.

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EARLY GRAVE: Binge-drinking and smoking is leading women to die sooner

“But awareness of the general link between alcohol and common cancers is poorly understood.”

British men are mid-table in the European poll and can expect to live 79 years and two months – well above average.

Women's life expectancy across Europe:

1 Denmark 82 years, 8 months

2 UK..........82 years, 9 months

3 Germany..83 years, 1 month

4 Holland....83 years, 2 months

5 Ireland....83 years, 5 months

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LIFE EXPECTANCY: British women can expect to live until 82 and nine months on average